2005 third-person action game Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse returning on Switch
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
In 2005, Wideload created the third-person action game Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse for Xbox and PC. Publisher Aspyr today announced plans to port the title to new platforms, including Switch. It will launch on March 16.
Here’s an overview of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, along with a trailer:
Tales from the Borderlands announced for Switch
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Tales from the Borderlands is now official for Switch following a recent leak. Last weekend, the game was rated for Nintendo’s console by the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee.
As revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct, Tales from the Borderlands will launch for Switch on March 24.
Here’s an overview of Tales from the Borderlands, along with a trailer:
Nintendo bringing Miitopia to Switch
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo is putting the 3DS game Miitopia on Switch, the company revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation. The new Switch version will launch on May 21.
Miitopia first made it to 3DS in Japan at the end of 2016 and the rest of the world in July 2017. There will be some new additions for the Switch edition.
Here’s an overview of the original 3DS release:
Legend of Mana remaster announced for Switch
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Following up on the success of last year’s Trials of Mana, Square Enix is again revisiting a past entry in the series with Legend of Mana. A remaster of the original action RPG was announced for Switch during today’s Nintendo Direct. You’ll be able to turn off enemy encounters, play a new mini-game, and more.
Legend of Mana originally debuted on the PlayStation back in 1999 in Japan, followed by 2000 in the west. This will be the game’s first appearance on a Nintendo platform.
Switch owners can get their hands on Legend of Mana starting June 24.
More: Legend of Mana, Square Enix, top
Samurai Warriors 5 announced for Switch
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Samurai Warriors 5 is in development for Switch, Koei Tecmo and Omega Force announced during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. A release is planned for this summer.
Samurai Warriors 5 is the latest addition to the hack and slash franchise. The previous entry in the franchise Samurai Warriors 4, came out in 2014. Samurai Warriors 5 marks a return of the series to Nintendo platforms.
Here’s a look at Samurai Warriors 5:
More: Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, Samurai Warriors 5, top
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout coming to Switch this summer
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Devolver Digital and Mediatonic’s popular massively multiplayer party game Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is coming to Switch, the two sides revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation.
Here’s an overview of Fall Guys, along with a trailer:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveals Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
During today’s ongoing Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo shared the latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate news. The broadcast announced that Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are joining the game.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be unveiling and releasing two more characters later in 2021 as part of Fighters Pass Vol. 2. Min Min, Steve & Alex, and Sephiroth are already available through the season pass. Fighters Pass Vol. 1 featured Joker, Hero, Banjo & Kazooie, Terry, and Byleth.
More: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, top
Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary wave 2 collectible pin set now available after site issues fixed
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary wave 2 collectible pin set is now available through Nintendo’s website. You can claim it here. Technically this went up just under two hours ago, but we held off on posting this until the technical kinks of the site were worked out due to an overload of traffic – which seem to have been ironed out.
As detailed last month, you’ll need to have purchased Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and have 14 missions completed on the official website. Note that codes for the pins may not last long – they went very quickly for the wave 1 pin set.
The second pins are based on the following games:
Nintendo Direct live streams, live blog – February 17, 2021
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
A new Nintendo Direct will be airing not too long from now – it’ll be the first general presentation since September 2019. The fun begins at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
We have the different streams for today’s Nintendo Direct below, and we’ll also have a live blog going manned by Ervin. Expect additional coverage on the main site during and after the presentation.
More: highlight, Nintendo Direct, top
Rumor: Super Mario 3D World files contain data for Toadette, including voice line for being selected
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Most Mario games only have you playing as Mario himself, but Super Mario 3D World is a bit different. Other characters from the Mushroom Kingdom can be used and even have their own abilities and gimmicks.
Toad is fully playable in Super Mario 3D World, but Toadette is not. However, based on a bit of datamining, it seems that Nintendo at least toyed around with the idea.
